Display rack



N18- 12; 1930- v. H. Jonas l 1,772,462.

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Jones Aug. 12. 1930. v. H. JOES 1,712,462

`Filed Jam-S, 1928 2 Sheets-Shen 2 l Se ,fol'dediand tilted that UWllPatented Aug. 12, 193()Y '0F eme/eee, @renvoie 1 elePeeY @eee- Thelinvention `relatieslovr'oldly to dpley, racks and has for. itsprmeryobjeetthe prof Vision offa; Lnovel adjustable display Teckadapted-to beoonvert-,ed'into `fuflyone of a plurelty of differentforme. pfvorfdepleyng mamy entirely dif-ferent forme, ol lnefeelleu.-Ydise. j' v' l Anotherobjeot of the' invention .te provide a'newandimproved rack that .may be.

fer holding a het, Suoh as e 'eoloreywithout theiusuel necessary paddingforv the erowl, and willzemugly` engage vthe dent orloreeefen the crownof the hat.

Anethex objeet othe 4invention is. to provde e novel mok that een beifolded ntoe formule-hold@ plurality oiaijtiles a'oue time and atdiferent levels, ier example a plurality of "plates on dishes .on edge`oloe abve the other; j .C

AnotherA oleieet` .of .the invention ie to Pitof vide" rnovel'raelthet'oen be folded to -oerry e long. support ou Wllell ver Ollie?fabric le edepleol to 'be .tegleeuely displayed.

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lform a rest thereon, the other end of Vsaid article being held againstdisplacement by the bentend tegrall joined at their center by a crossmember 23 ridging the members 19, and forming part of the connection 16.

The wings 14 and 15 are preferably formed of a piece of wire bent tosubstantially U- with the closed end of each bent upwardly and with aneye formed in the end of each leg. f

The eyes on the wingsreceive the pintles 25 and preferably thoseonthewing Madis-A of thev posed inside of the eyes on one end member 13,and those on the wing are disposed on the outside of end of said member.Spacers,V 26'are -provided on the pintles between the eyes and a thumbscrew 27 is'provided 'on eachpintlev to frictionally clampthe Vpartstogether so as to hold the wings in adjusted position relative to thecentral section. y

'The connection 16, see Fig, 4, comprises a socket member 2S adapted toembrace aba-ll 24 'rigid withthe cross member 23. In the presentinstance, the socket member 28 comprises a body part 29 having a stud'31with a wing nut 32 on the end thereof, and a clamp4 BO'adapted to besecured thereto by the stud 31 so as to clamp the ball 24,. The lowerend of Vthis member 28 is adapted to besecured to any suitable support,such" as,` the stand 36, and to this end is tapped as at`33, to receiveaferrule 34 provided to fit over a turned portion 35 of the stand 36.-It is to be 'here noted that a plurality of f errulesy of differentvsizes may be provided so that the rack may be used on a-number ofdifferently sized stands.

The rack adjusted, as shown in Fig. 1, is adapted for the displaying ofalgreat many lines of different kinds of merchandise, and particularlyfor the draping of ladies dresses, and wearing apparel generally. 'y

*The rack adjusted to the position as illustrated in Fig. 5 has thecentral section 13 tilted obliquely, with the wings 14'and 15 disposedhorizontally one above the other, so that small articles may bedisplayed at different levels. a Y `'In Fig. 7, the rack isv adjusted sothat the central section713 is reversed through 180 from the positionshown in Fig. 5. The wing 15 is extended ir. continuation. ofthe lower"edge of the member 19,'of thecentral. section. The wing 141is bentinwardly 'so as'vto for the article to `be' displayed of the `wing 15.H

Fig. 8 shows the rack as Ydisplayedin Fig. 7 with the centralsectiondispose'd horizontally and with the wings 14 and 15 adjustedobliquely upwardly so that their bent ends are located slightly abovethe crown ofthe `central member. A flat memberresting on thearcuateportions; i'. e.-1nembers'21, of the central section and heldunder the'bent porthe eyes on the other tion of the wings 14 and 15provides a stand that will support considerable weight.

In Fig. 9, the rack is so positioned as to be adapted to hang articleson the bent portion of the wing 15, and to display another article, suchas astraw hat, on the remaining portion. The central section, in thisadaptation, is adjusted obliquely upwardly relative to the stand, andthe wing 14 is folded bektween the companion frames.

The display rack, as illustrated in Fig. 6, is shown with its centralsection disposed horizontal and the wings 14 and 15 disposed upwardlyand downwardly respectively, with respect to said sections. In the formas here illustrated, it is obvious that it is adapted to carrychinaware, Such as plates or platters o n edge, with one plate held inposition by the notch V22'and the wing 14, and another plate heldbythe'bent-up portion of the wing 15 and resting against the back of thewing and the end of the central section.

The rack, as illustrated in Fig. 10, shows the centrall section disposedhorizontally and the wing sections 14 and 15 extending obliquelyupwardly, and along member such as a 1 'X 4 extending betweenthe twocompanion frames, and through the wing sections.

The long member is held in position against tilting in eitherdirectionbythe wings, thus adapting it for displaying silks or fabrics spread'out over their'ifullwidth.

The rack, as illustrated in Figures 11 and 12, shows it in a foldedposition with the centralsection' tilted upwardly and obliquelyoutwardly at an angle, with the wing 14 folded between lthe companionframes, and tho wing15 foldedfoutside thev frame. 'In this form the`rack is adapted to, support a hat. It willibe obvious, from thedrawing, that the crease vor dent in the-crown of the hat will fitbetweenthelcompanion frames, and that the arcuate portion of'said'frameswill hold the hat in thede'sired tilted position Without the usualnecessity of padding the inside ofthe crown of the hat, which is usuallynecessary in displaying fedoras on racks of known con# struction, toprevent them from becoming deformed.

Aflthough vthe 'preferred' embodiment of the improved 'display rack hasbeen illustrated inthe accompanying drawings and described in theforegoing specifica-tion, it is to be understood that .the invention iscapable of emi bodying certainmodifications in detail structurefwithoutdeparting fromthe' spiritl of the invention or thel scopeof theappendedclaims.

. Iclaimy` 1. An article of the class described having,

in combination, a y central section comprising frames heldin'spacedrelationship, the uprims'of said Vframes being formed arcuate and havingaligning notches formedtherein, each adapted t0 kact as a rest for an'article 4to yand the other being vmountedfor rotation out- .o

be displayed thereon, Wings pivotallysecured to the ends of saidsection, means on each Wing adapted to form a rest for an article andmeans on said section for securing the same to a support.

2. An article of the class described having, in combination, a centralseotion comprising arcuate shaped frames held in spacedvfrelation, Wingspivotally secured to the ends of said section, each Wing having aportion thereof bent to form a-stop adapted to hold an article thereonto be displayed, andmeans associated With said section arranged fol"mounting on a stand.

3. An article of the class described, having in combination,complemental frames held in spaced rela` .tionship, Wings pivotallysecured to the ends of said section, one Wing being mounted for rotationbetween said complemental frames side of said frames, a 'supportingstand', and

` means for adjustably securing said section to said stand. y Y Y 4. Anarticle ofthe class described, having in combination, a central sectionVcomprising companion frames held in spacedy relationship and adapted tosupport a hat or the like, Wings pivotally secured to the ends of saidsection, one Wing being mounted for rotation between saidcompanionframes and theother 'Wing being mounted for rotation outsideofsaid frames and a universalconnection for securing said section toasupport.

In testimony whereof I affixmy signature at'lO South La SlalleSt.,Chicago, Illinois. Y VERNON H. JONES.

a central section comprising

